In December 1944 a raw American infantry division has its baptism of fire in the Battle of the Bulge. Caught up in this maelstrom of death and destruction are two very different Americans. One a battlewise but reluctant officer who fights not only the Germans but his own past as well. The other a book smart sergeant who yearns to break through the wall of race that separates him from so many. Trapped behind enemy lines they experience the horror of war and a humanity borne of sacrifice.